as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
impregnated the cloth with furniture polish
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Recent Examples of impregnate
Vince once wanted his character to impregnate Stephanie’s.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Apollo Records ambient-house longplayer impregnated with weed smoke, working simultaneously from the intractable computer logic of vintage IDM and the loose rules of a jam session.
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Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Apollo Records ambient-house longplayer impregnated with weed smoke, working simultaneously from the intractable computer logic of vintage IDM and the loose rules of a jam session.
—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnate
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As the sun began to rise over the Atlanta skyline on the nation’s 250th birthday, racers, soaking with sweat from head to toe, were locked stride for stride with one another during the 2026 Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race.
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Be sure to soak an untreated cedar plank in water for 1 to 2 hours before cooking.
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Mid-range uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) can suppress, distract, saturate, and expose Russian air defenses.
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Forbes says the lowest dose shown to saturate muscles is 3 grams per day.
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The wave of progressive candidates challenging mainstream Democrats may drown Sens.
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Kamal, a 60-year-old Palestinian man, is ordered by an Israeli court in Jerusalem to pay a large social security debt on behalf of his son Wael, who drowned in the Red Sea over 20 years ago, or so Kamal was told.
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Designed by architect Zoltan Pali, an entire facade of floor-to-ceiling windows drench the property in light during the day while supplying sprawling views of the Los Angeles skyline.
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It is filled with a plump and juicy cod fish and drenched with Mexican crema, pico de gallo and cabbage.
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After dry-curing olives, producers macerate them in oil for a few months to soften and enrich them.
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For the best texture, macerate the strawberries shortly before serving.
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“Impregnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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